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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
13: ...e Europeans thought at first the Bay of Guanabara was actually the mouth of a river, they called it "R...
15: ...st invaders - neighbor [[Niteró©, for instance, was founded by a native chief for supporting defense...
17: ... westwards, an urban movement which lasts until nowadays.
19: ...the colonial administration in Portuguese America was moved to Rio.
21: ...y European capital outside of Europe. Since there was no physical space nor urban structure to accommo... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
33: ... Ackermann|Ackermann, Georg Christian Benedict]] (1763-1833)
49: *[[Edward Ackroyd|Ackroyd, Edward]] (1810-1887) - Maria Theresa of Austria (8450 bytes)
1: ...sa of Spain]], a less known relative of hers, who was the queen consort of [[Louis XIV of France]].''
4: ...ted [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]]. She was undoubtedly one of the most powerful women of he...
6: ...it was issued, on Charles' death ([[1740]]) the [[War of Austrian Succession]] began.
8: ...o Louis, heir apparent to the king of France, who was later crowned [[Louis XVI of France|King Louis X...
15: ...-1790), married HRH Infanta Isabel of Spain (1741-1763), then HSH Princess Marie Josephe of Bavaria (173... - Middle Kingdom of Egypt (5374 bytes)
8: ...uhotep IV]]) of the Eleventh dynasty ended, there was a smooth transition into the illusturous Twelfth...
10: ... his son Senuseret I co-regent. In [[1908 BC]] he was presumably murdered by his bodyguard and Senuser...
14: ...nd established trade connections with Nubia and a war seems to be conducted in the [[Levant]].
18: ...ing that kingdom even more dependent on Egypt. He was deified at the end of the Middle Kingdom and wor...
20: ... [[Amenemhat IV]] ruled 10 years ([[1773 BC]] - [[1763 BC]]) before dying prematurely. - Conventional Egyptian chronology (10774 bytes)
18: ...en, ''Third Intermediate Period in Egypt'' (1973, Warminster).
20: ...ucl.ac.uk/ Digital Egypt for Universities], which was developed by [http://www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk/ The P...
130: *Wadjkare
149: *Wahkare Khety
159: *Inyotef II (Wahankh) 2064-2015 - Canada (35540 bytes)
1: ...ntrary, please provide them on the talk page, and wait until the consensus changes before making the e...
15: ...ad of government, have official residences in Ottawa.
37: |align=left|[[Saskatchewan]]||[[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]]||-7 (Mountain),<br>-6 (Central)
52: ...Prince Edward Island]]||[[Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island|Charlottetown]]
70: ... Quebec]]; [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]; [[Ottawa, Ontario]]; [[Edmonton, Alberta]] and [[Calgary, ... - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
33: | '''[[Area]]'''<br> - Total <br> - % water
59: ... Restored to French rule in [[1779]], St. Vincent was regained by the British under the [[Treaty of Ve...
61: Slavery was [[abolition of slavery|abolished]] in [[1834]]; ...
63: ...atus under the British. A representative assembly was authorized in 1776, Crown Colony government inst...
65: ...ent and the Grenadines became the last of the Windward Islands to gain independence. - James Watt (5070 bytes)
2: <div style="float:right">[[image:James Watt small.jpg]]</div>
3: ...ary 19]], [[1736]]–[[August 19]], [[1819]]) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[mathematician]] and [[...
5: ...ved and worked in [[Birmingham]], [[England]]. He was a key member of the [[Lunar Society]]. Many of h...
10: ...[steam engine]], which started him thinking about ways to improve the engine.
11: * [[1765]]: While wandering through the [[Glasgow Green]]'s ''"Golf Co... - Delaware (15006 bytes)
2: Name = Delaware |
3: Fullname = State of Delaware |
4: Flag = Delaware state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Delaware]] |
6: Seal = Delaware state seal.png | - Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
9: State motto = "Forward" |
12: LargestCity = [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]] |
18: WaterArea = 28,006 |
19: PCWater = 17 |
20: State motto : "Forward" - Vermont (39851 bytes)
17: WaterArea = 949 |
18: PCWater = 3.8 |
38: ...er the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. Famous for its scenery, [[dairy]] products an...
42: ... it the 43rd largest in land area and the 47th in water area.
44: ...tate's geographic center is [[Washington, Vermont|Washington]], three miles east of [[Roxbury, Vermont... - Thirteen Colonies (4707 bytes)
4: ...ritain]], leading to the [[American Revolutionary War]] and the establishment of the [[United States|U...
6: ...nd the colonies of [[Nova Scotia]] and [[Prince Edward Island]]—remained loyal to the British Cr...
10: Contemporaneous documents almost always listed the colonies in geographical order, roug...
21: ...], the "Lower Counties on Delaware"), later [[Delaware]]
29: <nowiki>*</nowiki>Vermont was an independent country from 1777 until it became... - French and Indian War (5652 bytes)
1: ... of the theatres of the [[Seven Years' War]]. The war resulted in France's loss of all its possessions...
5: ...est), since it is the war in which [[New France]] was conquered by the British and became part of the ...
9: ...George's War]] ([[1744]]-[[48]]). The prior three wars, fought more as secondary theatres to European ...
13: ... 1756, marking the beginnings of the Seven Years' War in Europe. [[Native American]]s fought for both...
15: ...on in [[Lower Canada]]. Near the beginning of the war, in [[1755]], the British had expelled French sp... - Seven Years' War (11256 bytes)
1: ...e from the [[neutrality|neutral]] [[Netherlands]] was attacked in [[India]].
3: ...[[Europe]]an portions of the conflict (1756–1763), not the nine-year North American conflict or th...
5: ...ustria is called the [[Silesian Wars|3rd Silesian War]].
8: ...ars' War may be viewed as a continuation of the [[War of the Austrian Succession]]. During that confli...
10: ...ore, this allowed Britain to focus her soldiers towards her colonies. - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
1: ... [[French and Indian War]], and the orange region was claimed by [[Spain]]. Note that this map does no...
2: ...commenced," wrote [[John Adams]]. "The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people."
4: ...The opposite view is that the American Revolution was a unique and radical event, producing significan...
10: ...ican]] lands east of the [[Mississippi River]]. A war against France's former Indian allies—[[Po...
19: ... of [[Baptist]] views throughout the colonies. It was also the first event that swept through all the ... - Timeline of United States revolutionary history (1760-1789) (5450 bytes)
7: ...Treaty of Paris (1763)]] ends [[French and Indian War]]
8: *[[1763]] - [[Pontiac's Rebellion]] begins
9: *[[1763]] - [[British Royal Proclamation of 1763]]
24: *[[1774]] - [[Dunmore's War]]
46: ...Paris (1783)]] ends [[United States Revolutionary War]] - History of the United States (1776-1789) (19792 bytes)
7: ...ir own governance. The Congress appointed George Washington to head a Continental Army, and dispatche...
9: ...o [[Thomas Jefferson]]. However, Jefferson's work was reviewed by Franklin at length and then submitte...
11: ...entually able to win the [[American Revolutionary War]] against Great Britain, settled by the [[Treaty...
13: ...ithout fully clarifying whether the United States was to be a nation-state or a mere league of States,...
15: ...a, chose, instead, to write a Constitution, which was ratified by eleven States in 1788. - Ohio (19444 bytes)
17: WaterArea = 10,044 |
18: PCWater = 8.7 |
36: ...[Iroquois language|Iroquois]] word meaning "great water." The name refers to the [[Ohio River]] that f...
42: ...[Shawnee (tribe)|Shawnees]], [[Ottawa (tribe)|Ottawa]]s, and [[Eries]]. During the [[18th century]], t...
44: ...dian War]]. As a result of the [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]], the French ceded control of O... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
17: WaterArea = 103,687 |
18: PCWater = 41.3 |
36: ...ppewa]] Indian word ''meicigama'', meaning "great water." Bounded by four of the Great Lakes, Michigan...
40: ... to [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] in 1763 and then to the new United States two decades lat...
42: ...ia maneuvered in the area. Ultimately, Congress awarded the "[[Toledo Strip]]" to Ohio, and Michigan,... - Illinois (27007 bytes)
18: WaterArea = 6,030 |
19: PCWater = 4.0 |
37: ... in the former [[Northwest Territory]]. Its name was given by the state's [[France|French explorers]]...
39: ... while its largest city is [[Chicago]], along the waterfront of [[Lake Michigan]]. Most of the state'...
41: The [[USS Illinois|USS ''Illinois'']] was named in honor of this state.
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